tumesce vs tumefy

tumesce and tumefy both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tumesce	No	No	Yes	No
tumefy	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tumesce and tumefy are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of tumesce include intumesce, swell, swell up.

tumesce (verb)	tumefy (verb)
expand abnormally	expand abnormally
	cause to become very swollen